Trump Presidency Brings Many Books Back into the Spotlight

No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, we can all agree that the times they are a-changin’. Regardless of whether you are in favor of the current political changes happening in our country or fearful of them, many of us are turning to books for the answers we seek. For most of us, the books we choose to read strengthen and reinforce our own ideas and opinions. For the brave and open-minded, books can serve as a chance to walk around in someone else’s shoes; to see the world from a different or opposing point of view. In uncertain times, books allow us to arm ourselves with information when we otherwise feel powerless; to connect us to a network and a world beyond ourselves when we might otherwise feel alone. Across the country and even the world, many readers are reaching for books that provide such insight, many of which feature controversial topics, dystopian themes, historical struggles, hot button issues, and books on and by the new President. A few titles currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity include:

George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution has become an intimate part of our contemporary culture, with its treatment of democratic, fascist, and socialist ideals through an animal fable.

When the famous German author Sebastian Haffner died at age ninety-one in 1999, a manuscript was discovered among his unpublished papers that offers a compelling eyewitness account of the rise of Hitler and Nazism.

A recognized classic, this book traces the emergence of modern racism as an “ideological weapon for imperialism,” begining with the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe in the nineteenth century and continuing through the New Imperialism period from 1884 to World War I.

This revelatory memoir by the mother of Michael Brown, the African American teenager killed by the police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, sheds light on one of the landmark events in recent history.

Over and over, the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention clashed and compromised. Slavery, a bill of rights, legislative representation—all the battles over these issues are enshrined in the language of the Constitution.

An unguarded look at Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life—as he meets the people he needs to meet, chats with family and friends, clashes with enemies, and challenges conventional thinking.

One author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman today and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

Titles with an asterisk can be included in a customizable Simultaneous Use plan from Blackstone Audio so they are always available to patrons for check out with no waiting. The OverDrive Collection Development Librarians have created a “Books You Need to Read” Simultaneous Use package featuring many sought after titles for the new political era. Contact your Collection Development Specialist for more information or to order this custom package.